Memberships & Box Rentals

Membership

Membership in the Town of York Historical Society, which operates Toronto’s First Post Office, helps in ways that exceed its nominal cost. Your membership sends a message to policy and decision-makers that heritage and community matters.

With membership, you’ll get a subscription to the Town of York Historical Society newsletter, advanced notice of all events held by the Town of York Historical Society, and a 10% discount in Toronto’s First Post Office’s gift shop.

Toronto’s First Post Office has PO boxes for rent! We offer personal service, 7 days a week for a very competitive rate, which includes membership in the Town of York Historical Society. As a member, you’ll receive our quarterly newsletter, and receive discounts and advance notice of special events.

We offer many extra services that you won’t find at Canada Post locations. Our boxholders enjoy:

friendly, personalized service

competitive rental rates

full postal service, 7 days a week

courier and hand-deliveries

short-term mail forwarding – if you live elsewhere for part of the year, we can arrange to forward your mail, including courier deliveries

an address in downtown Toronto

permanence – if you move often, a post office box will prevent the inconvenience, uncertainty, and expense of having mail forwarded from an old address

privacy – if you run your own small business, keep a professional address and avoid giving out your home address to customers.

There’s no need to worry if a package won’t fit in your box – our boxes are always as large as your mail requires!

Our boxes are reproductions of the 19th century originals once rented by such notables as William Lyon Mackenzie, Thomas Ridout and Egerton Ryerson. They were reconstructed following the original invoice sent by Mr. Alexander Hamilton, “looking glass manufacturer, carver and gilder”, to the postmaster in 1834.

Please give us a call to discuss availability and the other perks of picking up your mail in a museum!